Intensive Driving Courses over 1 or 2 Weeks
Intensive driving courses can be a great way to learn to drive or to complete your learning.
At The Road Ahead we have a variety of courses available suitable for learners from complete novice to driving test re-sit. See below to view the options and a brief description to help you choose which one is most suitable for your current experience.
All our courses are delivered by fully qualified driving instructors, who are experienced in the delivery of intensive courses and who will work with you to help you learn and experience many different driving situations to help you not only pass your driving test but have a long and safe lifetime of driving.
We take most intensive course bookings 4+ months in advance. Book your driving test and then check our instructor availability.
For shorter courses (up to 20 hours) we advise booking an initial assessment, this can be very beneficial to make sure the length of the course you book is a suitable length to develop your driving to be at the standard required to be presented for a practical test.
40 hours
This is the perfect course if you have never driven a car before
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You have limited experience but feel anxious about driving
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You have limited experience but feel anxious about driving
Pricing from £2135
35 hours
If you have had a small amount of experience
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You started to learn to drive a few years ago but haven't driven for quite some time
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You started to learn to drive a few years ago but haven't driven for quite some time
Pricing from £1885
30 hours
Ideal for learners who have a small amount of recent experience (5-10hrs)
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You learnt some years ago
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You learnt some years ago
Pricing from £1635
25 hours
If you are looking to build on recent experience (10-15hrs)
Pricing from £1385
20 hours
Perfect if you feel fairly confident behind the wheel, perhaps haven't driven for a short while
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You previously took an unsuccessful driving test
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You previously took an unsuccessful driving test
Pricing from £1135Pre-Assessment from £100
15 hours
You have been at DVSA test standard and want to refresh your skills
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You recently took an unsuccessful test but requires some confidence building
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You recently took an unsuccessful test but requires some confidence building
Pricing from £870Pre-Assessment from £100
10 hours
Likely to be suitable for someone who took a driving test in the last month, but was narrowly unsucessful
Pricing from £695Pre-Assessment from £100
? hours
If you are unsure which course to choose - we offer an assessment session
Pricing from £100Assessment Session Only
Booking and Lesson Terms and Conditions
Specific to Intensive Courses- If the course is booked with a start date more than 3 weeks in advance, a 25% deposit is required for courses of 15 hours or more, or a 50% deposit for courses of 5 or 10 hours, to secure the booking.
- If the course is booked to start within 3 weeks, full payment is required at the time of booking.
- Any course cancelled within 7 days of the start date will not have the deposit refunded. Any additional payments made beyond the deposit will be refunded.
- Course hours must be taken within a limited timeframe.
- Courses of 20 hours or fewer must be completed within 14 days.
- Courses of 25 hours or more must be completed within 28 days.
Practical test bookings
- Students are responsible for booking their own practical driving test with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).
- The Road Ahead cannot book tests on behalf of students and is not responsible for test availability, cancellations, or changes made by the DVSA.
- Students must liaise with The Road Ahead before booking or changing a practical test date. If a test is booked or changed without agreement, we cannot guarantee instructor availability or the use of a vehicle for the test.
Course start (Theory Test requirement)
- Course hours will not begin until the student has passed their theory test.
Additional training hours
- Course hours are an estimate of the time required to reach test standard. Additional hours may be required and will be agreed with the student and charged at the standard rate.
- Any sessions cancelled after the course has started, started late, or finished early will be charged in full. Additional hours may be required and charged accordingly.
Presentation for test
- The decision to present a student for test, and to provide the instructor’s vehicle, rests with the instructor.
- If the required standard has not been reached, and the student has been advised that additional hours are needed, the instructor may postpone or withdraw use of the vehicle for the test. This decision will only be made where necessary.